A Bequest to the Nation

Cast Size

9m, 7f

Audience

Target Audience

Adult

Senior

Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Additional Info

It recounts the events surrounding Horatio Nelson, his mistress Emma Hamilton, and his wife Frances Nisbet in the events immediately before, during and after the Battle of Trafalgar. It also includes various other historical characters such as Thomas Hardy and William Nelson. The title refers to Nelson leaving Emma and their child Horatia to the nation on his death.

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Considerations

Cautions

No Special Cautions

License details

Minimum Fee: £69 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Production

Details

Time Period: 19th Century

Casting

9m, 7f

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Authors

(1911–1977)
Born in London on the 10th June 1911, Terence Rattigan was educated at Harrow (Scholar) from 1925 to 1930 and Trinity College, Oxford (History Scholarship) BA to 1933. He served as a flight Lieutenant in the Central Command, RAF from 1940 to 1945. In 1934 he had become a full-time playwright.
His many su ...